store / organize / edit photos - From my External HDD ..?

[siam]

I have many Photo's all ready stored on my external HDD, and would like to keep them on my external HDD and not
install / store them on my iMac, just use the iMac to view them . Is there any way I can store / organize / edit
my photos just simple stuff , but from my external HDD ..?

Any Ideas ..?

Thanks

 

[John Doe 57]

Yes it can be done.

I assume you are editing your photos with iPhoto? If so, just move your iPhoto Library to your External HD. I have 7 Libraries on my EX HD. Unless the HD is plugged in, iPhoto will not be able to find the libraries.

The iPhoto Library is located in your Home Folder -> Then in the Pictures Folder -> There is a file with the iPhoto logo which is the Library.

Hope this helps.

 

[siam]

Hi , thanks for the comments , just a thought .. if the iPhto Library is stored on my external HDD and I use iPhoto to do some editing on my iMac , would any of the photo's edited be left some where on my iMac after ive removed my external HDD ..?

I wonder if theres some thing else other that iPhoto I can use that will not leave any thing thats been edited on my iMac ..?

So my Ideas is to store all my photos on my external HDD , edit the photos using some thing from my external HDD ,leave no photo's on my iMac after ive done editing or viewing them .

I can password lock my private information on my iMac, but not my photo's .

Any thoughts or ideas would be most welcome

Thanks

 

[John Doe 57]

Well if I catch your drift, and I think that I do, you want to be able to edit your photos on your EX HD and leave no trace of the photos on the iMac.

This is exactly how I have it on my MacBook Pro. And yes, you can password protect your photos.

1. Download this Application: http://mac-free.com/download/LameSecure.html

This is a download link for an free Application called LameSecure. Don't let the name fool you, this is a great tool for completing the task you have.

2. Open LameSecure

3. It will ask you to Open a File or Folder on your system. Select the iPhoto Application that you want to password protect.

4. Select Both from the Password Protect menu:


5. Now enter a password for your file:


6. Click Update to apply the password

The iPhoto Application is now password protected and when opened, LameSecure will open and present a Password Entry box. Now, the box will only open if you open the iPhoto Application. If you open the Library, the password box will not appear. I don't think it is safe to apply the password protect on the actual library, but I could be wrong.

***NOTE, when a new iPhoto Update is released by Apple, the iPhoto Application can not be updated because of the protection. You must remove the protection before updating:

1. Open LS

2. Select the iPhoto Application

3. Click Remove and then Click Remove again:


4. After updating, complete the 1st line of steps to protect it again.


This is probably my longest post!

 

[siam]

Well if I catch your drift, and I think that I do, you want to be able to edit your photos on your EX HD and leave no trace of the photos on the iMac.

This is exactly how I have it on my MacBook Pro. And yes, you can password protect your photos.

1. Download this Application: http://mac-free.com/download/LameSecure.html

This is a download link for an free Application called LameSecure. Don't let the name fool you, this is a great tool for completing the task you have.

2. Open LameSecure

3. It will ask you to Open a File or Folder on your system. Select the iPhoto Application that you want to password protect.

4. Select Both from the Password Protect menu:
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5. Now enter a password for your file:
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6. Click Update to apply the password

The iPhoto Application is now password protected and when opened, LameSecure will open and present a Password Entry box. Now, the box will only open if you open the iPhoto Application. If you open the Library, the password box will not appear. I don't think it is safe to apply the password protect on the actual library, but I could be wrong.

***NOTE, when a new iPhoto Update is released by Apple, the iPhoto Application can not be updated because of the protection. You must remove the protection before updating:

1. Open LS

2. Select the iPhoto Application

3. Click Remove and then Click Remove again:
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4. After updating, complete the 1st line of steps to protect it again.


This is probably my longest post!

What Can I say , But only ... You are a Star ✷ ✷ ✷

so Thanks its much appreciated , I will post back how I get on.



Siam

 

[John Doe 57]

What Can I say , But only ... You are a Star ✷ ✷ ✷

so Thanks its much appreciated , I will post back how I get on.



Siam

No problemo!